There are a lot of people whom have blogged about Steve Irwin’s death last week. My only comment on it is that he died doing exactly what he loved and he has every right in the world to rest in peace because even though I never met the guy, he gave everything he had to wild life conservation and I don’t believe in any way shape or form that he would have wished to pass on any other way.
Recently, however, I came across an article that has me completely disgusted and has also fully supported my theory about people being useless assholes.
Backlash Against Stingrays Since Irwin’s Death
SYDNEY, Australia (Sept. 12) – At least 10 stingrays have been killed since “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was fatally injured by one of the fish, an official said Tuesday, prompting a spokesman for the late TV star’s animal charity to urge people not take revenge on the animals.
From what I’ve read about stingrays over the years, they are mellow animals whom keep to themselves most of the time. They are dangerous, I will not deny this but it’s danger that’s always caused by an outside source. You can swim with these animals, you can full on pet these animals. The dangerous part of them is their tail, and only their tail. They only react if they’re stepped on or frightened in any way shape or form.
So why is it that one (or more) people has the bright idea that mutilating and/or killing these animals is right? Am I wrong for thinking that if I ever saw someone doing this I would go out of my way to chop their ‘tails’ off?
Steve Irwin lived a life of ‘danger’ with the animals that he’s come in contact with over the years. He’d never once harm an animal even if he were harmed by it. So why is it all of a sudden okay to completely overlook all of the work he’s done just because you’re ‘shaken’ into thinking that you’ll at some point in time fill the ‘quota of revenge’ because of this.
I’ve lost all faith in humanity, not that I had much to begin with but I think this is exactly what just put it over the edge.
Ughh stupid is as stupid does. People are retarded. People always need something to blame and then they want to find it, blame it, and then chop it’s tail off. Stupid. I didn’t care for the guys shows because I’m deathly afraid of snakes so I couldn’t really watch him you know. I still cried when he died cause I’m weak lately.
So I’m being paranoid and thinking you hate me now because you have not answered my emails. I’m hoping you are just super super busy and that you don’t hate me. Then again like I said I’m weak lately.
Off to cook dinner….Miami Ink at 10pm!!!!!!!!
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I have to say Steve Irwin’s death saddened me muchly. He even said he wanted to be remembered for all his passion. Passionate, indeed he was. He was so enthusiastic and he loved what he did.
Now if people are going around killing stingrays, they need to get their heads checked. A lot of people have gone as far as saying his death was a freak accident. Leave the animals alone. They’re not aggressive.
That’s completely ridiculous, not to mention callous. The slaughter of innocent animals is never justifiable, no matter what the reason.
I guess whoever is doing this never read Moby Dick huh?